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Smokejumper flips Montana house seat held by GOP for three decades

NPR | By Kirk Siegler

Published November 4, 2026 at 4:24 PM CST

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Union leader and former wildland firefighter Sam Forstag has won a House seat in Montana that Republicans have held for three decades.

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Kirk Siegler

As a correspondent on NPR's national desk, Kirk Siegler covers rural life, culture and politics from his base in Boise, Idaho.